Moses

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Explore 3,717 Jewish texts related to the theme of Moses, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Giving of the Torah and Rabbis

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It goes all the way back to Mount Sinai, according to the ancient Rabbis. Shir HaShirim Rabbah, the commentary on the Song of Songs, dives into a fascinating interpretation of the ...

Moses and the Torah of Yehuda

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It’s a deeply human experience, and it’s one that our ancestors grappled with too, especially at Sinai. The ancient collection of rabbinic teachings known as Shir HaShirim Rabbah, ...

Elazar: Adam at the Dawn of Creation

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It’s a question that bubbles up from the depths of Jewish tradition, and Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a collection of Rabbinic interpretations on the Song of Songs, offers some fascinatin...

Three Pillars and Yishmael

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The passage opens with the famous verse, "…for your love is better than wine" (Song of Songs 1:2). But almost immediately, we're whisked away to a completely different topic: chees...

Solomon's Judgment and Rabbis

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It's like a beautiful tapestry, where each thread, each color, contributes to the overall picture. Shir HaShirim Rabbah, the commentary on Song of Songs, delves into this very idea...

Isaiah: Abraham and the Patriarchs

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But in Shir HaShirim Rabbah – that’s the collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Song of Songs – we find a beautiful exploration of just that. It's all about unpacking the ve...

Abraham and the Origins of the World

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a passage from Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a commentary on the Song of Songs, that grapples with just that. It all starts with a verse: "By the fragrance of your good oils, your name is ...

Giving of the Torah and Songs

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It wasn't just handed to us on a silver platter, so to speak. According to the ancient rabbis, receiving the Torah at Sinai was contingent on something quite surprising: finding su...

Guardians from Above and Israelites

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That feeling, that intense desire, is at the heart of today's story. We find ourselves in Shir HaShirim Rabbah, an ancient commentary on the Song of Songs, that most beautiful and ...